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(Obama's) GSA Chief Resigns Over Outlandish Spending
National Review Online ^ | 04/02/12 | Daniel Foster

Posted on 04/02/2012 1:50:52 PM PDT by TonyInOhio

General Services Administration head Martha Johnson has resigned along with two of her deputies, reportedly over an impending inspector general’s report detailing lavish spending on a Vegas conference for a handful of government employees:

Organizers spent $835,000 on the event, which was attended by 300 employees. The expenses included $147,000 in airfare and lodging at the hotel for six planning trips by a team of organizers. Among the other expenses were $3,200 for a mind reader; $6,300 on commemorative coin set displayed in velvet boxes and $75,000 on a training exercise to build a bicycle.

“When the White House was informed of the Inspector General’s findings we acted quickly to determine who was responsible for such a gross misuse of taxpayer dollars,” White House Chief of State Jack Lew said in a statement to The Washington Post. President Obama “was outraged by the excessive spending, questionable dealings with contractors, and disregard for taxpayer dollars,” Lew said, “and called for all those responsible to be held fully accountable.”

The GSA is basically the federal government’s office managers, providing things like office space, desks, and cars to other agencies. One of its charges is to develop cost-saving administrative strategies. . . .


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; corruption; democrats; fraud; grifters; gsa; marthajohnson; obama; obamasminions
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To: kcvl

Guilty.


61 posted on 04/03/2012 12:27:15 AM PDT by Safetgiver (I'd rather die under a free American sky than live under a Socialist regime.)
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To: TonyInOhio
Answer: President Obama “was outraged by the excessive spending ... and disregard for taxpayer dollars.”

Question: Epitomize hypocrisy.

62 posted on 04/03/2012 2:20:46 AM PDT by ME-262 (We need Term Limits for the federal house and senate. We need new Bums up there.)
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To: Repeat Offender

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63 posted on 04/03/2012 2:42:08 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: TonyInOhio

I’m thinking the biggest waste was for the mind reader, because they sure as hell weren’t thinking.


64 posted on 04/03/2012 4:37:58 AM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-eyed killer of the deep.)
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To: KTM rider

“....King Obama will get to appoint the embezzler of his choice”

Paging John Corzine


65 posted on 04/03/2012 5:43:41 AM PDT by austinaero (Obama or America - can't have both)
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To: Cheerio

Right you are!

Our only hope to counteract the 50 % who pay no FIT is to create a groundswell to IMPEACH Dictator Baby-Doc Barack before 11-12.

Meanwhile, the drumbeat of Dictator Baby-Doc Barack continues to grow louder : -— regulate -— control -— destroy -— Regulate -— control -— destroy -— REgulate -— control -— destroy -— REGulate -— control -— destroy -— REGU


66 posted on 04/03/2012 5:59:03 AM PDT by Graewoulf ((Dictator Baby-Doc Barack's obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND U.S. Constitution.))
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To: TonyInOhio

This was all done at Anthoney Marnel’s ‘M’ Resort. Marnell is tied up with Sig Rogich in the DesertXpress hi speed rail boondoggle which Harry Reid now conveniently switched support for. Rogich also ran Republicans For Reid.
A whole lot of corruption going on. See my book on Reid http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php


67 posted on 04/03/2012 8:07:30 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: kcvl

“Eedit’? Iz dat you? Gyet me a beeah, will ya?”


68 posted on 04/03/2012 8:28:03 AM PDT by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
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To: wiggen
The Mind Reader should have seen this coming.
69 posted on 04/03/2012 11:22:15 AM PDT by Foolsgold (L I B Lacking in Brains)
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To: freeangel

“BTW, she keeps her pension. “ This is theft and fraud. Why is she not in jail?


According to the article... Because she was instrumental in making sure after she left no one would do it again either... ahahahahhahhaha! (sarc off)


70 posted on 04/03/2012 12:59:04 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: TonyInOhio
They will all get new government jobs soon.

71 posted on 04/03/2012 1:34:26 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: BitWielder1

Be corrupt. Resign. Collect pension. Double-dip by taking a government job elsewhere. Rinse...repeat.


72 posted on 04/07/2012 8:43:04 AM PDT by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp?)
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